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58 Guiding tongue in happy mood?)

—Her with battle for a bridegroom, on all sides contention-wooed,

Helena? Since—mark the suture!—

Ship's-Hell, Man's-Hell, City's-Hell,

From the delicately-pompous curtains that pavilion well,

Forth, by favour of the gale

Of earth-born Zephuros did she sail.

Many shield-bearers, leaders of the pack,

Sailed too upon their track,

Theirs who had directed oar,

Then visible no more,

To Simois' leaf- luxuriant shore—

For sake of strife all gore!

To Ilion Wrath, fulfilling her intent,